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the war is about to shift away from taliban strongholds in the south and to the eastern border with pakistan where al qaeda still operates. general david petraeus is retiring from the army later this month and will become the new director of the c.i.a. mandy clark spoke with him today in kabul about the way forward in afghanistan. >> reporter: the last days of general david petraeus's command have been marked by two major events: the president's decision to begin withdrawing u.s. forces and days later an audacious attack on one of kabul's most important hotels. general petraeus told us the assault should not be seen as a setback. do you really think that the afghan security forces are ready if they can't protect a major hotel in the cap all? >> i can tell you that our special forces who were sporp not leading and not doing-- for the afghan forces who saw the crisis response unit said that they responded very courageously. in fact, that they took the loss of life with the wounded in action i think underscores that fact. >> reporter: but the training of afghan forces is uneven at best. witness
the war is about to shift away from taliban strongholds in the south and to the eastern border with pakistan where al qaeda still operates. general david petraeus is retiring from the army later this month and will become the new director of the c.i.a. mandy clark spoke with him today in kabul about the way forward in afghanistan. >> reporter: the last days of general david petraeus's command have been marked by two major events: the president's decision to begin withdrawing u.s. forces...
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them and those phones are one of the reasons the united states is making the remarkable charge that pakistan was directly involved in both that attack and another in which more than 70 american soldiers were wounded. pakistan is supposed to be an ally in the war on terror-- an ally that gets about $2 billion a year year from the united states. the embassy attack was the work of the haqqani network, a terrorist group tied to the taliban. david martin has been speaking with his intelligence sources and fills in the details. >> reporter: the insurgents who attacked the u.s. embassy in kabul last week were killed, but their cell phones left a trail. they had been used to call pakistani intelligence operatives before and during the assault. that's what lies behind the charges made by admiral mike mullen, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff that the haqqani network is a veritable arm of pakistani intelligence. this was the attack on the u.s. embassy and nato's afghan headquarters that resulted in a 22-hour fire fight with american troops pinned down on roof tops. 16 people were killed, no am
them and those phones are one of the reasons the united states is making the remarkable charge that pakistan was directly involved in both that attack and another in which more than 70 american soldiers were wounded. pakistan is supposed to be an ally in the war on terror-- an ally that gets about $2 billion a year year from the united states. the embassy attack was the work of the haqqani network, a terrorist group tied to the taliban. david martin has been speaking with his intelligence...
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intelligence claims it has proof that pakistan was behind the attack on an american embassy. david martin on the evidence and we put the question to pakistani's foreign minister. essentially, what they're saying is you have american blood on your hands. the palestinians make a historic request for statehood and then throw a party and shoes. mark phillips is on the west bank. a satellite bigger than a bus is falling from the sky and nasa doesn't know where on earth it will land. and steve hartman with young national champions in a sport you've never expected. >> it's not just for old people. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. it turns out the terrorists who struck the u.s. embassy in afghanistan last week had cell phones on them and those phones are one of the reasons the united states is making the remarkable charge that pakistan was directly involved in both that attack and another in which more than 70 american soldiers were wounded. pakistan is supposed to be an ally in the war on terror-- an ally that get
intelligence claims it has proof that pakistan was behind the attack on an american embassy. david martin on the evidence and we put the question to pakistani's foreign minister. essentially, what they're saying is you have american blood on your hands. the palestinians make a historic request for statehood and then throw a party and shoes. mark phillips is on the west bank. a satellite bigger than a bus is falling from the sky and nasa doesn't know where on earth it will land. and steve...
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because at this time after these statements, the sentiments in pakistan... i would be lying if i don't say they're exceptionally hostile. >> pelley: exceptionally hostile? >> exceptionally hostile. >> pelley: foreign minister hina rabbani khar told us she met with secretary of state hillary clinton and had "an intense meeting" in which they tried to work out a path forward. also at the united nations today, the palestinians took a historic step in their long quest for statehood. president mahmoud abbas asked the u.n. for full membership, envisioning a palestinian state based on borders set before israel won the 1967 war. >> ( translated ): i say the time has come for my courageous and proud people after decades of displacement and colonial occupation and ceaseless suffering, to live like other people of the earth: free in a sovereign and independent homeland. >> pelley: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu called on the u.n. to reject the proposal and challenged the palestinians to restart face-to- face negotiations. >> president abbas, why don't you jo
because at this time after these statements, the sentiments in pakistan... i would be lying if i don't say they're exceptionally hostile. >> pelley: exceptionally hostile? >> exceptionally hostile. >> pelley: foreign minister hina rabbani khar told us she met with secretary of state hillary clinton and had "an intense meeting" in which they tried to work out a path forward. also at the united nations today, the palestinians took a historic step in their long quest...
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but the taliban-- using pakistan as a base-- fights on. in a cbs news poll out tonight, we asked americans if the war has been mostly a success. 39% said yes, but 50% said no. we asked whether u.s. forces should be decreased and 62% said yes. there are about 90,000 u.s. troops here, and president obama intends to withdraw about a third of them by next summer. those troops have their hands full. this was a scene that we shot in kandahar province where americans were entering new taliban territory for the first time. u.s. casualties reached an all-time high over the summer. a nato conference in lisbon set 2014 as the date the u.s. will hand security back over to afghanistan. but tonight we're hearing that may not be the end of it. in an interview for "60 minutes", we sat down with the new commanding general for afghanistan, marine corps general john allen, and we asked him about the plan. >> well, the plan is to win. the plan is to be successful. and so while some folks might hear that we're departing in 2014 as a result of the lisbon confer
but the taliban-- using pakistan as a base-- fights on. in a cbs news poll out tonight, we asked americans if the war has been mostly a success. 39% said yes, but 50% said no. we asked whether u.s. forces should be decreased and 62% said yes. there are about 90,000 u.s. troops here, and president obama intends to withdraw about a third of them by next summer. those troops have their hands full. this was a scene that we shot in kandahar province where americans were entering new taliban...
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. >> pelley: and next door in pakistan there was a suicide bombing at a crowded mosque during friday prayers in the middle of ramadan. at least 48 people were killed, more than 80 others were hurt when the bombers struck in a tribal region near the afghan border. the area is a base for islamic militants but no one has claimed responsibility for today's attack. a lot of the illegal immigrants are about to get a new chance at the american dream. the texas drought has some businesses struggling to stay afloat. and a wall of dust a thousand feet high rolls through phoenix when the "cbs evening news" continues. impressive resume. i see you're flatulent in three languages. graduated top of your gas. [ male announcer ] got gas on your mind? your son rip is on line toot. [ male announcer ] try gas-x. powerful relief from pressure and bloating in a fast-acting chewable. gas-x. pressure's off. another good thing about geico so like say you need to report a people wclaim, alright./7. a real person will be there to help you. then you can use geico.com to view photos of the damage, track your cla
. >> pelley: and next door in pakistan there was a suicide bombing at a crowded mosque during friday prayers in the middle of ramadan. at least 48 people were killed, more than 80 others were hurt when the bombers struck in a tribal region near the afghan border. the area is a base for islamic militants but no one has claimed responsibility for today's attack. a lot of the illegal immigrants are about to get a new chance at the american dream. the texas drought has some businesses...